Readers' forum: Ratify nuclear treaty

Trisha Beck in her My View, "No need for nuclear testing any longer" (April 11), spoke to the two critical reasons the United States should ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and why it has significant value for the residents of Utah and the country.

Trisha Beck in her My View, "No need for nuclear testing any longer" (April 11), spoke to the two critical reasons the United States should ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and why it has significant value for the residents of Utah and the country.

Nuclear testing has left a tragic and still to be finished legacy on the residents downwind. It also allows the endless quest for new and deadlier and more usable nuclear weapons. Only the ratification and entry into force of a test ban can bring an end to those threats to our health and safety. In addition ratification by the United States would give our country the highest moral position to demand no new nations test and join the nuclear weapons club.

Otherwise we preach from a do as we say not as we do position, making a mockery of efforts to halt proliferation.

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Good letter. I'd add that international disarmament is a major focus of
President Obama. And good for him.

10:39 a.m. April 15, 2012

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PeanutGallery

Salt Lake City, UT

Signing the test ban would be a BIG mistake, and I think the day would come when
we'd regret having signed it. While it sounds good on the surface,
it's very unrealistic. Our signing of the treaty would have no effect in
persuading
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5:09 p.m. April 15, 2012

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r_r

Salt Lake City, UT

Peanut gallery, respectfully, you seem to have some items confused. First, the
test ban treaty has no effect on whether we're keeping our nuclear arsenal
up to date and working.